2012 Super League Grand Final
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Date | 6 October 2012 | ||||||||||||
Stadium | Old Trafford | ||||||||||||
Location | Manchester | ||||||||||||
Harry Sunderland Trophy | Kevin Sinfield ( Leeds Rhinos) | ||||||||||||
Jerusalem | Hayley Westenra | ||||||||||||
Referee | Richard Silverwood[1] | ||||||||||||
Attendance | 70,676 | ||||||||||||
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The 2012 Super League Grand Final was the 15th official Grand Final and conclusive and championship-deciding match of the
The progress of the two teams competing in the match were decided by results in the Super League XVII play-offs.
Background
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts[4] |
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2 | Warrington Wolves | 27 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 909 | 539 | +370 | 41 |
5 | Leeds Rhinos | 27 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 823 | 622 | +209 | 32 |
Route to the Final
Leeds Rhinos
As in 2011, Leeds Rhinos finished the regular season in 5th place, meaning the team started their play-off campaign in the elimination play-off, where they met West Yorkshire rivals Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, playing in their first play-off campaign at Headingley Carnegie Stadium. Leeds won the game 42-20 with Ben Jones-Bishop scoring a hat-trick and Danny McGuire becoming the all-time leading try-scorer in the Super League history.[5]
In the Preliminary Semi Final, Leeds would meet the lowest-placed loser from the Qualification play-off games,
Round | Opposition | Score |
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Elimination Play-Off | Wakefield Trinity (H) | 42-20 |
Preliminary Semi-Final | Catalans Dragons (A) | 27-20 |
Semi-Final | Wigan Warriors (A) | 13-12 |
Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue. |
Warrington Wolves
Warrington's 2012 play-off campaign did not get off to a good start, as they lost 28-6 to
The defeat meant Warrington would have to compete in the Preliminary Semi-Final round but would once again play at home at the
Round | Opposition | Score |
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Qualifying Play-Off | St Helens (H) | 28-6 |
Preliminary Semi-Final | Hull F.C. (H) | 24-12 |
Semi-Final | St Helens (A) | 36-18 |
Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue. |
Match details
6 October 2012
18:00 BST |
Leeds Rhinos | 26–18 | Warrington Wolves |
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Tries Sinfield 18' Jones-Bishop 28' Ablett 60' Hall 71' Goals Sinfield 18', 24', 28', 60', 71' |
Report |
Tries Myler 3' J.Monaghan 37' Atkins 45' Goals Hodgson 3', 37', 40' |
Old Trafford, Manchester
Attendance: 70,676 Referee: Richard Silverwood Player of the Match: Kevin Sinfield |
Leeds Rhinos | Position | Warrington Wolves | ||
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4 | Zak Hardaker | Fullback | 1 | Brett Hodgson |
2 | Ben Jones-Bishop | Winger | 5 | Joel Monaghan |
3 | Kallum Watkins | centre | 19 | Stefan Ratchford |
12 | Carl Ablett | centre | 4 | Ryan Atkins |
5 | Ryan Hall | Winger | 2 | Chris Riley |
13 | Kevin Sinfield (c) | Stand Off | 6 | Lee Briers |
6 | Danny McGuire | scrum-half | 7 | Richie Myler |
8 | Kylie Leuluai | prop | 20 | Chris Hill |
7 | Rob Burrow | Hooker | 14 | Mickey Higham |
10 | Jamie Peacock | prop | 13 | Ben Harrison |
11 | Jamie Jones-Buchanan | 2nd Row | 11 | Trent Waterhouse |
15 | Brett Delaney | 2nd Row | 12 | Ben Westwood |
16 | Ryan Bailey | loose forward | 15 | Simon Grix |
17 | Ian Kirke | Interchange | 8 | Adrian Morley (c) |
20 | Darrell Griffin | 9 | Michael Monaghan | |
25 | Stevie Ward | 16 | Paul Wood | |
31 | Shaun Lunt | 17 | Michael Cooper | |
Brian McDermott | Coach | Tony Smith
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References
- ^ "Silverwood in charge at Old Trafford". Super League. 2 October 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
- ^ "Leeds Rhinos 18-35 Warrington Wolves". RFL. Challenge Cup. Archived from the original on 5 February 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
- ^ "Grand Final: Warrington 18-26 Leeds". BBC Sport. 6 October 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
- ^ "Stobart Super League - League Table". Super League. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
- ^ "Leeds 42-20 Wakefield". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
- ^ "Catalan Dragons 20-27 Leeds Rhinos". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
- ^ "Wigan Warriors 12-13 Leeds Rhinos". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
- ^ "Warrington 6-28 St Helens". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
- ^ "Warrington Wolves 24-12 Hull FC". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
- ^ "St Helens 18-36 Warrington". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 September 2012.